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Europe 2 1998 Slides 20

Europe 2 1998 Slides 20

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Window 118 - 2nd right, clerestory, apse: Daniel and Jeremiah

Clothiers as donors, Daniel, Jeremiah, Winged creature from Ezekiel's vision with face of a man.
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Window 119 - 1st right, clerestory, apse: Moses and Isaiah

Bakers as donors, Moses with burning bush, Isaiah, Angel with Censer.
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Window 120 - Center, clerestory, apse: Mary

Bakers as donors, Annunciation, Visitation, Mary as queen
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Window 121 - 1st left, clerestory, apse: Aaron

Geoffery, a hosier, and his wife as donors, Aaron and Angel with Censer.
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Window 122 - 2nd left, clerestory, apse: Aaron

Butchers as donors, Ezekiel, Daniel, cherub

Album: Chartres-Cathedral

Categories: Chartres-Cathedral

Tags: #Aaron #Annunciation #Chartres #Daniel #Elizabeth #Ezekiel #france #Isaiah #Jeremiah #Mary #Moses #TCS-photo #Visitation #Win118 #Win119 #Win120 #Win121 #Win122 #angels #apse #cathedral #censer #cherubim #clerestory #date estimate #donors identified #lancet #stained glass #unrestored

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Chartres, North side, right portal

INNER ARCH

• Second archivolt: life of Gideon

† Dressed in armor (medieval!) he leads two Mideanites captive after defeating them in battle.

Third archivolt: life of Judith (prefiguring Mary)

† Kneels at foot of Holofernes (note parallels with Esther opposite);
† Judith has cut off head of Holofernes, which servant places in sack.

• Fourth archivolt: Tobias, son of Tobit, who restored vision to his father as Christ would to Israel (continued from left half of arch).

† Tobias travels with dog (fidelity) and angel watching;

Album: Chartres-Cathedral

Categories: Chartres-Cathedral

Tags: #Chartres #france #TCS-photo #cathedral #north side #restored #Right

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Chartres, north side, center portal

INNER ARCH

• Eighth archivolt: Creation and Fall [bottom to top]

Note cruciform nimbus, identifying creator as Christ.

(1) Creation of heaven and earth;
(2) Creation of day and night. Left figure likely not divine since no nimbus, but instead is the author of Genesis;

Album: Chartres-Cathedral

Categories: Chartres-Cathedral

Tags: #Chartres #france #TCS-photo #Archivolt #cathedral #center portal #creation #fall #north side #restored